You come across the Paradox Breaks, home to the Paradoxicon, a machine created by the ancients of the Shattered Isles that could manipulate time. Approaching the ancient machine, it suddenly powers on before your eyes as the aether of the island begins to fluctuate. It was then that you noticed a giant blue rune in the ground, and from it, a hulking, dragon-like creature flies out before landing. The creature spotted you, now staring intensely.